In the name of God and country : reconsidering terrorism in American history / / Michael Fellman
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| Autore: |
Fellman Michael
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| Titolo: |
In the name of God and country : reconsidering terrorism in American history / / Michael Fellman
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.3250973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Terrorism - United States - History |
| Subversive activities - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. John Brown -- 2. Terrorism and Civil War -- 3. Blood Redemption -- 4. The Haymarket -- 5. The Philippines War -- Coda -- Note on Terms -- Notes -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | With insight and originality, Michael Fellman argues that terrorism, in various forms, has been a constant and driving force in American history. In part, this is due to the nature of American republicanism and Protestant Christianity, which he believes contain a core of moral absolutism and self-righteousness that perpetrators of terrorism use to justify their actions. Fellman also argues that there is an intrinsic relationship between terrorist acts by non-state groups and responses on the part of the state; unlike many observers, he believes that both the action and the reaction constitute terrorism.Fellman's compelling narrative focuses on five key episodes: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; terrorism during the American Civil War, especially race warfare and guerrilla warfare; the organized "White Line" paramilitary destruction of Reconstruction in Mississippi; the Haymarket Affair and its aftermath; and the Philippine-American war of 1899-1902. In an epilogue, he applies this history to illuminate the Bush-Cheney administration's use of terrorism in the so-called war on terror. In the Name of God and Country demonstrates the centrality of terrorism in shaping America even to this day. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In the name of God and country |
| ISBN: | 1-282-35203-2 |
| 9786612352034 | |
| 0-300-15501-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820176503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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